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Suit

JEAN COURTES, Paris (fashion house)
Suit
 (c. 1935)

Medium
wool, silk (lining), plastic

Measurements
(a) 63.5 cm (centre back) 58.0cm (sleeve length) (jacket)
(b) 91.5 cm (outer leg) 32.5 cm (waist, flat ) (pants)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Mrs Krystyna Campbell-Pretty in memory of Mr Harold Campbell-Pretty, 2015

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
France

Inscription
(a) label, centre back neckline, woven in orange on black fabric: JEAN COURTÈS 9 rue Ernest Cresson Paris Tailleur Couturier

Accession Number
2015.641

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest

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